Point of View

The End
The Doors


This song has two view points. The first section of the song is in second-person narrative mode because the narrator addresses the listener as the focal character with the use of the “you”. The second part of the song is written in third-person objective because the narrator describes the scene that is happening to characters that are referred to as “he”, “she”, “it”, and “they” without having any insight into the thoughts of the characters. The final section of the song is written in second-person narrative just like the first.




Dear Prudence
The Beatles


This song is a clear example of one of the most commonly used points of view in songwriting. Dear Prudence was written in second-person narrative because the focal character is referred to as “you.” Also, it is directly expressing emotions at the perso whom the singer is referring to.




About A Girl
The Academy Is…


This song is a clear example of a unique point of view. This point of view is a stream of consciousness. This is true because the narrator’s perspective is given by attempting to recreate the thought process of the narrative character. In the song, interior monologues, inner desires and motivations, as well as pieces of incomplete thoughts are expressed to the audience.



Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrel


This song is written in multiple person narrative mode. This is so it is a duet. This makes it so that two individual narrators can express their own individual feelings about a particular subject, which is done in this song.